[4380r]

Saw this on ebay, wow.

That's roughly the market value for my Europa!

Lotus Type 49 1967 RARE Andy Mathews 1 12 Scale Diecast F1 Model 4 of 12 | eBay

 

[RENDERMAN]

So if I make 1/12 replica of the I can sell it for $20K? cool!!

 

[luxige]

On the eBay listing there's a link to the guy's website. Unbelievable work; I can't imagine that level of fanaticism. I think $20K might be a bargain.

 

[Doug Porcaro]

That guy is unbelievable!

 

[4380r]

That's the kind of thing you buy, put in a display case, then you kick it and the wife winds up selling it for 50 cents at a yard sale.

 

[chris2pher]

The attention to detail and level of craftsmanship is simply incredible!

 

[njboy]

So if I make 1/12 replica of the I can sell it for $20K? cool!!

Good luck. If you pay yourself $0.01/hr you might make a profit.
I read an interview of Andy Mathews and the time he spent on these models was enormous and to sell it at $20,000 was not even breaking even.
It's more about an obsession to his art than making a profit.

 

[Korntera]

I remember reading about a guy that had a dream to own a Ferrari so over 20+ years he made his own fully working Ferrari. At the time I calculated that if he spent that time working at $7 per hour he would have been able to buy a new Ferrari instead of making his 10th scale working(engine and all) replica.

 

[SvenRIT]

Are you sure that's not the Basement Countach guy, or are there more of those stories?

Anyway I'm pretty happy with my $100 Lotus 49...